Across
- 2. A system in which the power to govern is divided between a national government and state governments (Government).
- 4. Loyalty or support for a particular region or section of the country over the nation as a whole (History).
- 7. The right to vote (Civics).
- 8. The legal process by which a non-citizen may acquire citizenship (Government).
- 11. A tax on imported or exported goods (Economics/History).
- 13. A worker who cultivated land for a landlord in exchange for a portion of the crops (History).
- 16. The system where citizens are guaranteed a fair treatment under the law (Government).
- 18. A law or command (Government/History).
- 21. A formal agreement between two or more countries (History).
- 24. An organization created to protect the interests of native-born inhabitants against those of immigrants (History).
- 27. An organized protest movement in the 1800s aimed at limiting or prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages (Reform).
- 29. A document establishing the structure, functions, and limits of a government (Government).
- 33. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated (History).
- 36. An overthrow and replacement of an established government by the people governed (History).
- 37. The economic theory that a country's power depends mainly on its wealth, requiring a favorable balance of trade (Economics/History).
Down
- 1. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional (Government).
- 3. Rights that cannot be given away or taken away, as stated in the Declaration of Independence (Government).
- 5. To officially approve an amendment or treaty (History/Government).
- 6. A person who risks capital to organize and run a business (Economics).
- 9. The official swearing-in ceremony for the President of the United States (Government/History).
- 10. The official statement written in 1776 by the Second Continental Congress asserting the colonies' independence from Great Britain (History).
- 12. A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for others (Government).
- 14. The federal government's effort to end slavery (History-related concept).
- 15. A government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives (Government).
- 17. The government principle that all authority is derived from the people (Government).
- 19. A person in the colonies who remained loyal to the British king (History).
- 20. The idea that the United States was meant to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific (History).
- 22. A formal change or addition to a bill, law, or constitution (Government).
- 23. To refuse to buy or use goods or services as a form of protest (Civics/History).
- 25. A set of fundamental laws and principles that established self-governance for the Pilgrims (History).
- 26. The first representative assembly in the American colonies (History).
- 28. The conflict between the North and South, 1861-1865 (History).
- 30. The idea that the people who live in a state/territory should decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery (Government).
- 31. The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (Government).
- 32. The act or process of establishing a settlement or settlements (History).
- 34. To formally withdraw from the Union (History).
- 35. A tax on people's earnings (Economics/Government).